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1. Re: Last Names?

   

   Reply by erinnrandi · June 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Gay Weddings

   'I am going to take my partner's last name once we're married. It's partly because her family has always been very supportive of the two of us, and really took me in & made me feel like I was a part of the family at a time when I wasn't so close with my own -- but it's mostly because her name is just a whole lot easier to…

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   Reply by Sirinial · June 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Gay Weddings

   For us, it was pretty straight forward. My DF's last name is common, 6 letters long, and easy to pronounce. My last name is 11 letters long, a bizarre variant on an already obscure name, nobody EVER spells it correctly, and I am thrilled to finally have an excuse to get rid of it. But I'm also going to change my middle…

3. Last Names?

   

   Discussion by jessporras · June 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Gay Weddings

   My partner and I are getting married in a little lesss than a year and we're debating about last name changes. We are both sentimental about our own last names, but we'd like to somehow take on some part of the other person's last name to signify we're married. What are you all doing?

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   Reply by heartseternal · August 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Gay Weddings

   We're each technically keeping our own names. She will be (unofficially) taking mine for private use becasue she has a very unique last name and works with the very mentally ill--we figure it'll be safer just in case. If it wasn't for that reason though, we wouldn't even bother with any type of name changing. If we have…